Politics
Health Panel and Senate Nomination
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health and Human Services Secretary, is pushing to remake a panel that determines free preventive medical services. Democrats in Maine are applying lessons from the 2024 campaign to replace progressive Graham Platner as their Senate nominee.
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The Hill
Health and Human Services (HHS) Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has his sights set on remaking another influential health panel, one that determines what preventive medical services insurers must cover for free. After Kennedy blocked the panel from meeting on multiple occasions, declined to replace memb
2026-07-12 10:00 UTC
The Hill
Democrats in Maine have a rare task and a tight window to replace progressive Graham Platner with a new Senate nominee in the critical toss-up race, and observers see the party applying lessons from the 2024 presidential campaign switch up. Platner suspended campaign operations on Wednesday after ra
2026-07-12 10:00 UTC